Senior Graphic Designer

The Senior Graphic Designer is responsible for leading the creation of graphics, collateral, and digital assets, with a focus on high-level animation work. This role involves managing project demands, ensuring quality and consistency with the Sanford brand, and collaborating with the design and marketing teams.

Responsibilities

• Develops and monitors appropriate indicators for quality and continuous improvement that will promote consistency and a level of quality consistent with the Sanford brand.
• Delegates effectively and appropriately, prioritizes and negotiates project demands and seeks alternative outcomes.
• Displays a high level of design and production expertise.
• Demonstrates the ability to complete complex, large- and small-scale projects within assigned budgets and timeline parameters.
• Displays professional and technical expertise and the ability to develop creative solutions for a wide range of needs.
• Excels in effective and positive communication.
• Possesses a thorough understanding of the concepts and principles related to printing, graphics and marketing.
• Produces various collateral, including advertisements, newsletters, brochures, forms, posters and other related projects for Sanford.
• Possesses strong graphic design knowledge and demonstrates creativity in the application of design principles and techniques.
• Exhibits outstanding skills in Adobe Creative Suite.
• Displays thorough understanding and knowledge of the Sanford brand and appropriate application and utilization of the brand.
• Communicates effectively to a variety of clients.
• Exhibits the ability to organize and achieve quality work.
• Collaborates within the design team and greater marketing team to conceptualize and produce appropriate solutions for a target audience.
• Demonstrates strong organizational skills in order to prioritize multiple requests.
• Possesses flexibility and understanding of time management, practicing it efficiently on a daily basis.
• Displays effective verbal and written communication skills, effective team relationships and understands interdependent skill needs.
• Possesses vision and values compatible with the organization.
• Embraces systems thinking.
• Manages change skillfully.
• Understands a systems approach to problem solving and process improvement involving staff.
• Remains knowledgeable on computer hardware and software and/or equipment advancements.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required, preferably from an accredited institution in graphic design, commercial art, industrial illustration, fine arts or a related field.
• Minimum of three years’ of graphic design experience required, preferably in an agency or corporate setting preferred.
• Possess computer skills and proficiency in all aspects of computer-based graphic design including the ability to effectively and creatively utilize programs such as InDesign, Photoshop, QuarkXPress and Illustrator as well as remaining up-to-date on changes to similar programs in the graphic design industry.
• Experience in digital photography and output, scanning, archiving, HTML/web site design, layout, printing production, phone manipulation, color, typestyles, composition and illustration required.

Key Skills

• Intermediate to advanced Adobe After Effects skills.
• Proficiency in InDesign, Photoshop, QuarkXPress, and Illustrator.
• Experience in digital photography and output, scanning, archiving, HTML/web site design, layout, printing production, phone manipulation, color, typestyles, composition, and illustration.